Fatigue, Fracture & Durability
We typically evaluate structural endurance of metals and composites by using CAE methods to predict stress or strain and then applying industry standards to interpret the data and predict the resulting finite fatigue life or damage, or safety factor on infinite life (endurance limit method). In addition, we can efficiently perform fatigue life or damage predictions in Siemens Simcenter 3D or fe-safe durability software using static or transient event data. Stress analysis results are also the foundation for further specialized analyses such as damage tolerance and crack growth.